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Ioline
How The Ioline Plotter Works
Media and pen motion are combined to create vector plots. Files are sent to the plotter via a serial connection with a computer or file server. When a file is sent to the plotter
the electronic logic system translates the vectors into instructions for the X axis (paper motion) and Y axis (pen motion) motors and uses feedback to ensure plot accuracy.
Long plots are accomplished by breaking the plot file into frame segments and rolling the completed frames onto a take-up shaft. The model 600Ae can roll 600 yards onto
the take-up shaft in one plotting sequence. The 28Ae and Stylist Ae can create a marker no longer than 42 yards but can accumulate 100 yards from multiple plot files on the
take-up shaft. Long plot accuracy on the 600Ae is maintained by checking an alignment mark on each frame with multiple passes of a sensor fixed to the carriage.
Figure 2. The X and Y axes and Origin (top view).
Note: In this manual the right and left side refers to the right and left
side of the front of the plotter. Design software usually refers to the
Origin (or Start Point) as “lower left” because it is the lower left
corner of a plot. The plot is usually oriented in the plotter rotated 90
degrees counter clockwise as shown in Figure 2. The lower left cor-
ner of the plot is physically on the right side of the plotter.
LEFT EDGE OF PLOT
LOWER EDGE OF PLOT
Y
X
Left Side
of Plotter
Right Side
of Plotter
Origin at Right
Side of Plotter and
Lower Left on Plot
